Sen. Baucus: Fostering America’s competitiveness in global trade market

Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) says that trade growth has not come without costs to the U.S. He explains that American workers have ben displaced from their jobs, environmental and labor standards have not kept pace with economic growth, and America’s current account deficit looms larger than ever. Baucus says that it is “up to this Congress and the next” to address these issues. He says Congress must foster America’s competitiveness by ensuring maximum opportunities for the country’s companies by ensuing that “our trading partners play by the rules, at home and abroad.” (0:53)
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